46.2% ▲ +27.4%
Higher than 59% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 36.3%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 46.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dubbo · Urban Area
Education & Qualifications in Dubbo
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Dubbo have finished high school compared to the rest of the state. While 46.2% of residents have completed Year 12, this is 13 percentage points lower than the New South Wales and national figures. However, educational attainment is improving, with the number of people finishing Year 12 rising by nearly 10 points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 46.2%, which is far below the state and national averages. The most common highest level of schooling is Year 12, followed by Year 10 at 27.4%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dubbo, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 19.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 32.3% of people.
19.1% ▲ +56.4%
Higher than 71% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Dubbo, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are most common in management and commerce, which accounts for 18.3% of degrees. Health, engineering, and society and culture are also frequent fields of study, each making up over 11% of the total.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dubbo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1012/dubbo/topic/education